He did not wait for the outcome of three big challenges to Blair's leadership; the inquest into the fatal shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, a
race discrimination case from assistant
commissioner Tarique Ghaffur and an inquiry by HM chief inspector of constabulary into # 3m of Met contracts awarded to Blair's best friend.
The proposal is to restructure the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission by creating three generalist Human Rights
Commissioners to replace the existing specialist commissioners (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice, Race Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Disability Discrimination and Human Rights C
Commissioners to replace the existing specialist
commissioners (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice, Race Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Disability Discrimination and Human Rights C
commissioners (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice,
Race Discrimination, Sex
Discrimination, Disability
Discrimination and Human Rights Commissioner).
There are currently seven
Commissioners at the Commission, which includes the President and
Commissioners that focus on
discrimination on the basis of Age, Disability,
Race and Sex.